Storehouse Island

Storehouse Island
An aerial photo of Storehouse Island, bottom centre; with the much larger Babel Island pictured in the background. Cat Island is pictured bottom right.
Storehouse Island is located in Tasmania
Storehouse Island
Storehouse Island
Location of the Storehouse Island in Bass Strait
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates39°57′00″S 148°21′36″E / 39.95000°S 148.36000°E / -39.95000; 148.36000
ArchipelagoBabel Group, part of the Furneaux Group
Area20 ha (49 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
Demographics
Populationunpopulated

The Storehouse Island, part of the Babel Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 20-hectare (49-acre) unpopulated granite island, located in Bass Strait, lying off the east coast of Flinders Island, Tasmania, south of Victoria, in south-eastern Australia.[1][2][3]

The Storehouse Island forms part of the Babel Island Group Important Bird Area.[4]

Fauna

Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, silver gull, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. Resident reptiles include metallic skink and tiger snake. The rakali is thought to visit the island.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stonehouse Island (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ "Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan". Department of Primary Industries,Water and Environment, Tasmanian Government. October 2000. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X
  4. ^ "IBA: Babel Island Group". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2011.


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